[Intro]

Uh huh, Lawd, Knowledge, nigga, uh huh

[Hook]

Keep ya eyes open (open)

Niggas been postin' (postin')

Read the fuckin' notice (hopeless)

We don't know what hope is (hope is)

Won't somebody help us (help us)

Now the world is selfish (selfish)

Don't know where we're headed

I hope the lord can hear this

[Verse 1]

6:40 A.M. alarm was set for 7 though

Arise it's time to face the world

Correct the blinds the sun will shine

Woke up by the faintest cry

Consoles his daughter, ease her mind

Rocks his baby back to sleep

Then go prepare a meal to eat

Feed the fam and conversate

It's safe to say this man is blessed

The crest upon his chest

Is a badge to serve and protect

The less, unless you got some melanin

Well, then it don't apply to you

He out the door and on the move

To make this world a safer place

Squad car with a complex

Reports filed outta context

Got a trigger finger and you know it's itchin'

Kill an innocent nigga the only mission

Hit 'em with a bullet but it's like a missile

Take 'em down but you don't give a fuck about 'em

Had his hands out but he looked confused

Hit 'em in the back that's if he try to move

Lawd, he asks is partner "Are there any decent niggas?"

"Nah, they all a bunch of animals, lazy and irresponsible

Check this one right here, he look suspicious don't he?

He keeps eyein' me, I'm about to fuck his day up

Just watch me work"

[Hook]

Keep ya eyes open (open)

Niggas been postin' (postin')

Read the fuckin' notice (hopeless)

We don't know what hope is (hope is)

Won't somebody help us (help us)

Now the world is selfish (selfish)

Don't know where we're headed

I hope the lord can hear this

[Verse 2]

6:40 A.M. he has to stay an hour late

The overnight shift, so by 7:40 he on his way

The pay is a minimum wage but it beats the alternative

See he 2 charges deep tryin' to avoid the 3rd

Provide for 4 kids, if cops harass then he pleadin' the 5th

His last charge was an assault plus he resisted arrest

They judge him off appearance alone like it speaks for himself

But he just tryna make it home to walk his kids to the bus-stop

He rushed to run across the street then seen the lights flash

An altercation soon ensues from assumed guilt, no innocence

Fishin' for sufficient evidence to charge him

"I need to see your I.D. can you just relax for me please

We had an incident and you fit the description

Of the assailant that we're searchin' for

For crimes committed, it's only gonna take a minute

Chill on the curb while I run your I.D. and check for priors"

He says "I'm innocent" they think he's lyin'

His alibi doesn't blend with their bias

They ain't gon' buy it, the temperature is risin'

Cooler heads cannot prevail through this

Words exchanged before he blinks

A flashlight where his eyelid is

They yell "He's got a gun!" and them put some bullets inside of him

[Hook]

Keep ya eyes open (open)

Niggas been postin' (postin')

We the fuckin' hopeless (hopeless)

We don't know what hope is (hope is)

Won't somebody help us (help us)

Now the world is selfish (selfish)

Don't know where we're headed

I hope the lord can hear this